Biology:Neobathiea grandidierana
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Neobathiea |
| Species: | N. grandidierana
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| Neobathiea grandidierana (Rchb.f.) Garay
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Neobathiea grandidierana is a species of orchid from Madagascar and the Comoros. It is named after the French naturalist Alfred Grandidier, who devoted his life to the study of Madagascar . Among the 6 described species of Neobathiea, this species is the most widely distributed within Madagascar, occurring in Antsiranana, Antananarivo, Fianarantsoa, and Toliara.[1] In the Comoros, it occurs in Anjouan and Grande Comore.[2] The habitat of this species is humid forest on west-faching slopes at the elevation range of 1000-1650m.[2] In nature, the flowering season of this species is spring to early summer.[1]
The long-spurred Neobathiea grandidierana from Madagascar is pollinated by a long-tongued sphinginid hawkmoth Panogena lingens with the pollinaria deposited on the basal part of the proboscis of the moth.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cribb, Phillip; Hermans, Johan (2009). Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar. Kew Publishing. p. 304. ISBN 9781842461587. https://books.google.com/books?id=j0tFAQAAIAAJ&q=Field+Guide+to+the+Orchids+of+Madagascar. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Stewart, Joyce; Hermans, Johan; Campbell, Bob (2006). Angraecoid orchids: species from the African region. Timber Press. p. 187. ISBN 0-88192-788-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=UpnQoNfYS3kC. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ↑ L. Aners Nilsson; Lars Johnsson; Lydia Ralison; Emile Randrianjohany (Dec 1987). "Angraecoid Orchids and Hawkmoths in Central Madagascar: Specialized Pollination Systems and Generalist Foragers". Biotropica (The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation) 19 (4): 310–318. doi:10.2307/2388628.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15475989 entry
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